House Bill 90

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT EMPLOYERS FROM ASKING APPLICANTS ON
EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS WHETHER OR NOT SUCH APPLICANT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A
FELONY; TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS OF APPLICANTS FOR
EMPLOYMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION
1. No employer doing business
in the State of Mississippi may ask on an employment application whether or not
the applicant has been convicted of a felony.
However, nothing in this act shall be construed as prohibiting an
employer from conducting a criminal background check on such applicant, and
nothing in this act shall be construed as forcing an employer to hire a
convicted felon.

SECTION
2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after July 1, 2002.